Pacman Jones is back. Sort of.
Jones, who was cut by the Cowboys and remains unsigned by any NFL team, possibly has resurfaced in, of all places, Twitter.
Jones first tweeted on Friday night, explaining that his “publicist” has made him do it.
Though it’s not confirmed that “RealPacmanjones” is the real Pacman Jones, Bills safety Donte Whitner has vouched for him. (If, you know, it’s the real Donte Whitner.)
Still, we’re not ready to declare with certainty that it’s truly Pacman Jones. First of all, how in the hell can he afford a publicist? Second, if he’s trying to persuade some NFL team to give him a chance, why would he use the photo of his Zubaz dress suit, complete with baby blue hood? (Or maybe it’s a cape.)
Moreover, we’re not so sure that the real Pacman Jones would be extending so many positive words to the late Steve McNair, given that McNair’s “friend and bodyguard” Robert Gaddy (who reportedly found McNair’s body on Saturday) pressed charges against Jones barely two months after the Titans made him the sixth overall pick in the draft. There were rumors and rumblings at the time that McNair nudged Gaddy to push the issue, in order to teach Jones a lesson.
We’re still not sure whether any lessons have been learned by Jones, and we’re even less sure that we’ll see him playing football again in the NFL.
Heck, we’re not even close to being sure that “RealPacmanjones” is truly the real Pacman Jones. But apart from the McNair situation things are slow right now, so we’ll take whatever we can find.